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My Spanish Word-a-Day pronunciation guide

If you want to know how any of the letters are pronounced in Spanish just click on the letter and you will find out! This can only be a rough guide as it is sometimes hard to explain the pronunciation. The best thing is to listen to the audio examples for the Spanish words of the day...

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Diphthongs:

Diphthongs occur when an 'i', 'u' or 'y-ending' stands next to another vowel in the same syllable. Their vowel sounds are still the same, but they combine to form a single syllable.

ai/ay au ei/ey eu ia ie

io iu oi/oy ua ue ui/uy uo

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